Sunday, March 11, 2018

I had the pleasure of meeting Melissa Tai, a painter who shares my love of nature and has an eye for finding beauty in scenes that are not so obvious. She had the idea to paint some of my photographs and I was so flattered!

Here is "Headed Toward the Storm."

This is her version of "Gerbera Daisy." Not only did she paint my daisy, but she used it when she led a painting workshop at Ronald McDonald House last week.

If you'd like a chance to learn a thing or two from Melissa, she's leading a painting workshop soon to benefit the Cooper-Siegel Library in Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh). It's on March 16th and you can register here. It looks like a great place to take a friend and bottle of wine!

Saturday, January 20, 2018

I ventured out to the Allegheny Riverfront yesterday morning in Pittsburgh out of curiosity. The ice that had so recently covered the river had broken up in large sheets and heaved up over the banks, and in this case, the sidewalk. It's hard to get a sense of how large the pieces were, but they could have easily covered me.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

I love looking for photos on walks because things always look different according to the season or the weather or the time of day. I have passed by this fallen tree before but I had never really noticed it before. But with the light shining through the fog behind it, it really stood out and I could really appreciate its form.

I try to find beauty in the everyday, primarily through my photography, which I share here. I also try to keep my brain thinking creatively every day, even if the rest of me is not in the mood, so the posts here are as much for me as they are for you.